Recent content by Reaktorblue

Yeah, I was actually going to purchase an i7-2600k and P8P67 motherboard from a competitor that claimed to have them in stock. I assumed that people were finding them on sale or just buying stuff for Superbowl Sunday this week. I'm glad I did the research before hand but I'm bummed needless to...

Thanks for the response jlee however this was the post that I have read and wasnt sure what to make of this. I guess its safe to assume that whatever suspicions I had with regards to i7-2600k and P8P67 are true, what a bummer! Thanks again! Warmest Regards, RB

So, I'm about to build a PC and had selected the ASUS P8P67 Pro with the i7-2600k CPU at newegg. I noticed today that these were removed from my cart due to availability. I figured OK, Newegg's loss and I checked around for other suppliers. I noticed that many other stores had the same thing. I...

Thanks folks! After many recommendations and research I think I'm definitely going with the Samsung HDD over the Seagate. As far as the heatsink goes, I'm still on the fence. I do not plan to overclock right away so I may be able to get away with using the stock heatsink however, I have heard...

Actually this case is not my style at all however, it got excellent reviews. One thing I do like about it though is how the drives are housed inside. I'm definitely open to other cases though. I'm still looking around. Thanks for the tip about cheifvalue.com. I'll have to take a gander there...

Thanks everyone, I greatly appreciate the insight. I've gone with the following build, updated with some of the feedback provided and additional research. This does include the mail in rebates also as I'll always successfully send them in and get the cash. This seems to be fairly solid and...

Thanks Tynopik! I definitely like some of your suggestions. Most notably, the CPU/MB combo and RAM. Would you happen to have any recommendations on a suitable heatsink and fan for the CPU you mentioned? Also I was curious why you happened to go with the Samsung HDD over Seagate. Was this just...

Hi Everyone, It's time for me to build a new PC for gaming, actually, I will need to build two of these, one for me and one for my spouse. I have not put together a gaming rig in quite some time so I am a little bit rusty. The purpose of this build is to be able to run games in a graphical...